The Associated Press reports, a group of Houston-area Internet users is suing SBC Communications
Inc., and its subsidiaries, including Southwestern Bell, claiming the
telecommunications giant intentionally slows the speeds at which
customers can connect to the Internet.

A team of U.C.L.A. chemists has taken a significant step toward building a new generation of molecular memory devices and computers,
which are far more powerful and consume less energy than today’s systems, reports The New York Times.

A former Oracle vice president has won a lawsuit against the database software giant for wrongful termination after she questioned whether Oracle unlawfully accessed software from rival SAP, reports CNET News.

Mapletree Networks today announced the MTN1048, a 48-port
network access module for telecommunications convergence applications it says provides four times the port density of its nearest competitor while consuming half the power reports The Boston Globe.

According to the Bloomberg News, Verizon Communications and unions
negotiating with the company are preparing to discuss a new proposal drafted late Thursday night aimed at ending a strike that is stretching into its 13th-day, a union official said.